153 Avenue, Edmonton
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153 Avenue is a major arterial road
in north Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
. It is currently separated between by an industrial subdivision that has been rezoned for residential, at Manning Drive and Fort Road. As 153 Avenue runs east, the city runs out of street numbers at rural grid road Meridian (1) Street, so a quadrant system has been put in place by increasing the numbers again in the NE quadrant. Addresses on 33 Street and east have been encouraged to include NW to avoid confusion with addresses in the NE quadrant, specifically 17 Street, as NW and NE are both major arteries.
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...
in north Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
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. It is currently separated between by an industrial subdivision that has been rezoned for residential, at Manning Drive and Fort Road. As 153 Avenue runs east, the city runs out of street numbers at rural grid road Meridian (1) Street, so a quadrant system has been put in place by increasing the numbers again in the NE quadrant. Addresses on 33 Street and east have been encouraged to include NW to avoid confusion with addresses in the NE quadrant, specifically 17 Street, as NW and NE are both major arteries.
Neighbourhoods
List of neighbourhoods 153 runs through, in order from west to east.- Rampart
- CarltonCarlton, EdmontonCarlton is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of dwelling in the neighbourhood is the single family dwelling. These account for roughly nine out of ten of all residences in the...
- OxfordOxford, EdmontonOxford is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began in the second half of the 1980s and continued through the 1990s. Nine out of ten of residences in the...
- CumberlandCumberland, EdmontonCumberland is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.According to the 2001 federal census, substantially all residential construction in Cumberland occurred during the 1990s. Single family dwellings account for approximately nine out of ten of...
- BaranowBaranow, EdmontonBaranow is a neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There is some commercial development at the south end of the neighbourhood along 137 Avenue. Development of the neighbourhood occurred in two periods. The first period occurred between the end of World War II...
- DunluceDunluce, EdmontonDunluce is a residential neighbourhood located in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for a castle in Northern Ireland. The Castledowns Recreation Centre is located at the south east corner of the neighborhood....
- CaernarvonCaernarvon, EdmontonCaernarvon is a residential neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for a castle in Wales.According to the 2001 federal census, the majority of residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s and early 1980s...
- BeaumarisBeaumaris, EdmontonBeaumaris is a residential neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for Beaumaris Castle in Wales....
- GriesbachGriesbach, EdmontonGriesbach is a residential neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This neighbourhood was formerly a military base, part of CFB Edmonton...
- Eaux ClairesEaux Claires, EdmontonEaux Claires is a residential neighbourhood located in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on the north by 167 Avenue, on the west by 97 Street, and on the south by 153 Avenue. The east boundary runs along a line located between 89 Street and 90 Street...
- EvansdaleDickinsfield, EdmontonDickinsfield is bounded on the south by 137 Avenue, on the north by 157 Avenue, on the east by 82 Street, and on the west by 97 Street. It is split roughly in half by 144 Avenue with the south half containing the neighbourhood of Northmount and the north half making up the neighbourhood of Evansdale...
- Belle RiveBelle Rive, EdmontonBelle Rive is a residential neighbourhood in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.It is bounded on the north by 167 Avenue, on the south by 153 Avenue, and on the east by 82 Street...
- Mayliewan, OzernaMayliewan-Ozerna, EdmontonMayliewan-Ozerna is located in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The City of Edmonton formally divides the area into two neighbourhoods, Mayliewan and Ozerna. Because the two neighbourhoods are sometimes collective referred to as if they were one neighbourhood, they are discussed here together...
- KilkennyKilkenny, EdmontonKilkenny is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Most of the development in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1960s and 1970s....
- McLeodMcLeod, EdmontonMcLeod is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 144 Avenue, on the north by 153 Avenue, on the east by 58 Street and on the west by 66 Street....
- Matt BerryMatt Berry, EdmontonMatt Berry is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for aviator Arthur Massey Berry.According to the 2001 federal census, substantially all residential development in Matt Berry occurred after 1985. Approximately one residence in six were built between...
- Hollick-KenyonHollick-Kenyon, EdmontonHollick-Kenyon is a residential neighbourhood located in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is named for aviator Herbert Hollick-Kenyon....
- CasselmanCasselman, EdmontonCasselman is a residential neighbourhood located in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named after a lawyer who practiced in Edmonton during the early part of the 20th century....
- MilleMiller, EdmontonMiller is a triangle shaped residential neighbourhood located in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.It is bounded on the north by 153 Avenue, on the west by 50 Street, and on the south east by the Canadian National Railway right of way and Manning Drive....
- BrintnellBrintnell, EdmontonBrintnell is a newer neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. According to the 2005 Municipal Census, there were 154 residences in the neighbourhood...
- Ebbers
- Gorman
- KirknessKirkness, EdmontonKirkness is a residential neighbourhood in the Clareview area of north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for James Kirkness who came to the Edmonton area in 1866 as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. "A local park is named for James A...
- FraserFraser, EdmontonFraser is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Like many of the neighbourhoods in the Clareview area, it is centred about an elementary school and community hall with the same name...
- South Surgeon
Interchanges and intersections
This is a list of major intersections, starting at the west end of 153 Avenue.| Direction | Intersecting road | Current intersection type | Planned intersection | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West-East | 142 Street | none | At-grade | 53°36′53"N 113°34′9"W |
| 139 Street | At-grade | 53°36′52"N 113°33′36"W | ||
| 127 Street 127 Street, Edmonton 127 Street is a major arterial road in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It takes commuters from central Edmonton to the north neighbourhoods and Sturgeon Valley Subdivisions... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°37′1"N 113°32′28"W | ||
| 121 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°37′1"N 113°31′50"W | ||
| Castle Downs Road Castle Downs Road Castle Downs Road is an arterial road in north-west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was built in the 1970s by realigning 112 Street and 167 Avenue during the construction of the new Castle Downs neighbourhood. Its south end starts at the CN Rail Yards, and at 137 Avenue it changes name from 113A... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′51"N 113°31′0"W | ||
| Beaumaris Road | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′51"N 113°30′8"W | ||
| 97 Street 97 Street, Edmonton 97 Street is a major arterial road in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is used to take travelers in and out of Downtown Edmonton to the city's northern suburban neighbourhoods and communities such as CFB Edmonton. The neighbourhood along the west side, between 137 and 153 Avenues, Griesbach,... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′51"N 113°29′31"W | ||
| 88 Street | At-grade | 53°36′56"N 113°28′35"W | ||
| 82 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′57"N 113°28′3"W | ||
| 73A Street | At-grade | 53°36′57"N 113°27′18"W | ||
| 66 Street 66 Street, Edmonton 66 Street is the designated name of two major arterial roads in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, separated by the North Saskatchewan River. The two segments can be connected via the 75 Street-Wayne Gretzky Drive-Fort Road corridor.-North Edmonton:... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′57"N 113°26′34"W | ||
| 59A Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′57"N 113°25′58"W | ||
| 50 Street 50 Street, Edmonton 50 Street is the designated name of two major arterial roads in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, separated by the North Saskatchewan River. It is mostly straight, and runs the entire south-north length of Edmonton... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′57"N 113°25′6"W | ||
| Miller Boulevard | At-grade | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′56"N 113°24′39"W | |
| Manning Drive | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′51"N 113°24′13"W | ||
| Fort Road | none | At-grade | 53°36′51"N 113°23′59"W | |
| 34 Street | none | At-grade | 53°36′58"N 113°23′37"W | |
| Fort Road Fort Road, Edmonton Fort Road was a major route in connecting Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. It was formed on the west side of the CN Rail tracks that still connects the two cities, and crosses the North Saskatchewan River just south of the current Highway 15 bridge... |
At-grade | 53°36′58"N 113°23′26"W | ||
| Victoria Trail Victoria Trail Victoria Trail is an arterial road under construction in northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It begins at the same Yellowhead Trail interchange as 118 Avenue, travels north through a number of neighbourhoods, and currently ends at 153 Avenue... |
At-grade | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′58"N 113°22′42"W | |
| 18 Street NW | At-grade | 53°36′58"N 113°22′9"W | ||
| Anthony Henday Drive | none | Partial cloverleaf interchange | 53°36′51"N 113°21′13"W | |
| Meridian (1) Street | At-grade | 53°36′51"N 113°20′40"W | ||
| 17 Street NE | At-grade | 53°36′51"N 113°19′11"W | ||